Great-tailed Grackle

Purplish-black bird has a long tail shaped like a boat’s keel. Eyes are yellow. Females are brown above with buffy underparts.

Category:

Additional information

Common Name

Great-tailed Grackle

Comments

Call includes a series of whistles and harsh creaks. Very common resident of urban areas. The similar boat-tailed grackle (Q. mexicana) is common along the Gulf and east coast.

Scientific Name

Quiscalus major

Habitat

Towns, fields.

Size

To 17 in. (43 cm)